The River Ouse level is fairly stable and below the peak reached in September.
Huntington Road is open.
Upstream river levels now also seem to be peaking although more overnight rain is forecast.
Peak levels in York on the Ouse are expected early tomorrow.
Energise on Cornlands Road are advertising, “Plenty of places left for the next Pilates level 1 course starting 5th December. 6 week course every Wednesday. Why not give it a go.
Pilates is a body conditioning routine that may help build flexibility, muscle strength and endurance in the legs, abdominals, arms, hips, and back”
There is flooding in the Huntington/New Earswick area where the River Foss is 2.73 metres above normal levels. Huntington Road is closed at the railway bridge. Skeldergate is also closed.
Substantial rainfall is expected during today.
Currently other local rivers are below the peak that they reached in September. However, there are widespread flood warnings in place in the area.
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The Environment Agencies web site also now has an improved graphical representation of flood threats (above) It can be accessed here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/142151.aspx
You can check the position at monitoring sites across the County here for the Ouse catchment area http://tinyurl.com/Ouse-catchment
You can register to receive flood warnings from the Environment Agency here https://fwd.environment-agency.gov.uk/app/olr/home
River Ouse web cam 09:00 26th Nov 2012 clcik to enlarge
Check out the current river level position on this Kings Staith web cam http://www.farsondigitalwatercams.com/live-webcams/north/Ouse/York/# As a rule of thumb, provided the no entry sign remains visible, there should only be relatively minor flooding in York.,
These are the direct links to the environment Agencies water level monitoring stations for York. They give the current river levels and compare them to historical records. Levels are all now in the area where some flooding is possible and the Agency is forecasting further rises in the levels later today.
http://tinyurl.com/Holgate-beck-level
http://tinyurl.com/York-City-centre-river-level
http://tinyurl.com/Foss-Barrier-river-level
The York Council’s £1million street lighting replacement project has plunged parts of the City into darkness.
In some streets the numbers of lampposts have been reduced, in others street lights have been abandoned while in some streets – although the lights have been replaced – large unilluminated areas have been created.
There have been complaints about Lendal Bridge, Spurr Court, Burgess Walk, Gale Lane and – particularly – Front Street.
In the latter (see movie at http://tinyurl.com/Front-Street-gloom) sections of the footpath are no longer lit raising fears about road safety and crime.
The specifications for the new lights were never discussed in public raising concerns that the programme is in effect a cost cutting exercise.
When the project was launched by a Labour Councillor he claimed that it was the biggest street lighting project since “Victorian times”.
Some may feel that a return to gas lights would produce better illumination in some streets.
2 and 3 bedroomed houses in Foxwood Hill and Woodthorpe sold well in the late summer.
Prices ranged from £135,000 for a 2 bedroomed property on Waterman Court to £197,000 for a 3 bedroomed house on Otterwood Lane. A 3 bedroomed former Council house on Foxwood lane fetched £123,000 while a 3 bedroomed semi on Westfield Place found a buyer for £159,000. Cheapest property was a 1 bedroomed terraced house on Lydham Court which went for £99,950. At the other end of the scale properties on The Mount were selling for over £700,000!
Empty, chain free, properties currently available include a 2 bed flat on Cornlands Road at £109,995, a 3 bed semi in Thoresby Road is advertised at £139,950, a 3 bed detached on Glenridding is priced at £193,500 while moving into a 4 bed home Beechwood Glade will cost £250,000.
There have been some recent price reductions. A 2 bed semi in Wains Road is priced at £137,500; £149,950 buys a 3 bed semi in Slessor Road, Its £180,000 for a 2 bed terrace in Poppleton Road while £259,950 buys a 3 bed semi on Wetherby Road.
The rental market remains buoyant although there are still some bargains around.
A 1 bed flat in Windsor Garth costs £450 a month. A 3 bed in Grassholme will be £950 a month while 4 bedroomed properties range from £895 (Welton Avenue) to £1,200 (Moor Lane).
A 2 bed terraced property on Bellhouse Way is priced at £625 pcm as is a 3 bed in Middleton Road
Other properties available to rent include:
• £675 pcm North Lane, Dringhouses, York 2 Bed Semi-Detached
• £675 pcm North Lane, Dringhouses, York 2 Bed Semi-Detached
• £650 pcm Goodwood Grove, Tadcaster Road, York 2 Bed Terraced
• £650 pcm 63, Beaconsfield Street, Acomb, York 2 Bed Town House
• £625 pcm Carrfield Woodthorpe, YO24 2 Bed Bungalow
• £625 pcm Middleton Road, Acomb, York 3 Bed Semi-Detached
• £625 pcm Bellhouse Way, Acomb, York 2 Bed Terraced
• £550 pcm Chancery House, Holgate Road, York 2 Bed Flat
• £525 pcm Park Street, York 1 Bed Flat
• £460 pcm – TOWNHOUSE APARTMENTS, 98-104 HOLGATE ROA…1 Bed House
• £400 pcm – 11% HOLGATE ROAD, YORK, YO24 4AB 1 Bed Flat
• £385 pcm SECOND FLOOR FLAT, 150 THE MOUNT, YORK, … 1 Bed Flat
• £340 pcm SECOND FLOOR FLAT, 150 THE MOUNT, YORK, …1 Bed
The following web site provides a useful way of displaying all available property in a post code area. http://www.mouseprice.com/property-for-rent
The Council has agreed to write off the arrears of two former tenants.
Totalling £11,675 the two tenants each owed about £6000.
The Council has not revealed how such large sums, equivalent to about 2 years without paying any rent, accumulated.
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The Council will decide on Tuesday 4th December whether or not to reinstate the 320 litter bins that it removed from York’s streets in the summer.
Petitions collected by the Liberal Democrats and residents living in Dunnington have prompted the review.
Papers for the meeting (click here http://tinyurl.com/York-Litter-4th-Dec-12 ) suggest that the Labour Councillor who will make the decision does not view avoiding litter as a major concern.
He is pictured left pretending to road test a new £10,000 street sweeper made necessary by the increasing amounts of rubbish being dropped on City centre streets.
Front Street litter
The situation is worse in sub-urban areas like Front Street and Dijon Avenue.
The Council says that it has reinstated or relocated 17 bins but that is a drop in the ocean compared to the demand for improvements.
The 2 changes in the Westfield Ward affect bins in Acomb Green and Askham Lane
See following table for details of the changes that have been agreed.
List of changes made to bin provision
City of York Council is advising pedestrians and cyclists that there will be restricted access alongside York Minster from next week.
As part of the York Minster Revealed restoration and conservation project, in partnership with City of York Council, restricted access will be in place in the vicinity of the South Transept/Minster Gates from Monday 26 November to end of January 2013.
Deangate works starting
The council is supporting the restoration works, which is the largest restoration and conservation project of its kind in the UK. The project will transform York Minster as a visitor attraction whilst conserving its world-class stonework and stained glass for generations to come.
The five-year project is generously supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and is scheduled for completion in early summer 2016.
Temporary traffic management, including signage, will be in place from Monday to advise pedestrians and cyclists that there will be restricted access on Deangate.
The project ties into the Reinvigorate York initiative to improve and enhance the quality of the city’s public spaces.
For more information visit www.yorkminsterrevealed.org
Come and treat yourself or pick up some special seasonal gifts at a Christmas craft fair.
Acomb Explore Library Learning Centre will be holding a Christmas craft fair on Saturday 24 November from 9am until 2:00pm.
At both events, there will be a wide range of stallholders selling all kinds of handmade items, such as knitted, felt and wooden crafts, paintings, jewellery and greetings cards.
After a spot of shopping the cafes at both centres will be offering with a ten per cent discount on a wide selection of freshly-cooked food.
